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GRADUATE RESEARCHSymposium
stockton.edu/grad
Monday, December 7, 2015 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. • Campus Center Event Room
Showcasing graduate students’ research, capstone projects and scholarship.Ultra Credits are available to Stockton students.
New Jersey’s Distinctive Public University • Stockton is an AA/EO Institution
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Dean’s Welcome Message
Welcome to the Graduate Research Symposium at Stockton University. Today we celebrate the journey and accomplishments of our graduate students who have engaged in research within the past year. Designing and conducting research can be a challenging and rewarding part of this academic journey and tonight signifi es the culmination of one’s empirical quest and capstone experience. I must acknowledge that this research could not have been possible without the dedicated assistance of faculty mentors who have shared their own passion, curiosity, and knowledge with these distinguished scholars.
Th e Fall 2015 presenters include students from nine distinct programs: American Studies, Business Administration, Communication Disorders, Computational Science, Criminal Justice, Instructional Technology, Nursing, Occupational Th erapy, and Physical Th erapy. Th eir projects signify their commitments to practitioner-based research, academic excellence, and are comprised in the oral and poster presentations listed within this booklet.
We are proud of them all. We are grateful to all who contributed to the success of this event: our graduate student presenters, dedicated alumni, faculty advisors, program directors, deans, program faculty, staff , friends, family, and all of our special guests. We encourage you to attend the sessions, view the posters, and ask these remarkable scholars about their journey.
Best regards,
Dr. Lewis Leitner, Dean of the School of Graduate
and Continuing Studies
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Graduate Research Symposium Campus Center, December 7, 2015
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Doctor of Physical Th erapy
Master of Arts in American Studies (CCM5)
Master of Arts in Criminal Justice
Master of Arts in Instructional Technology
Master of Business Administration
Master of Science in Communication Disorders
Master of Science in Computational Science
Master of Science in Nursing
Master of Science in Occupational Th erapy
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Marleen Hartley, Poster Presentation
Disability, Mental Health Needs and Healthcare in the Netherlands
As part of AOTA’s centennial vision, considering global connections
and diversity, occupational therapy in the United States benefi ts
from the mutual exchange of practice experience across the world.
It is in light of this idea that we can appreciate and compare
healthcare, disability, mental health and the role of occupational
therapy in the Netherlands.
Th e Netherlands is known for its socially progressive healthcare and
treatment approaches. Th is presentation takes a closer look at how
disability, mental health and the role of occupational therapy are
integrated components of this system. Th e core of this presentation
is a case study of a client with advanced COPD and serves to
compare and contrast interventions used in the Netherlands, at
the same time considering possible impact on clients and the
provision of occupational therapy in the Netherlands compared to
the United States.
Additionally, mental health in the Netherlands is an important
part of its health benefi ts as it is provides 100% coverage. Many
facilities, off er a combination of in-patient as well as a wide variety
of ambulatory services. Although funds and treatments are easily
accessible, similar to the United States, only a small percentage of
occupational therapists provide services in this particular sector.
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-Presentations-
Doctor of Physical Th erapy
Jennifer Pesce, Easel Presentation
Use of the WOMAC Tool to Measure Functional Outcomes in Patients
with Total Joint Replacements
A retrospective study of Western Ontario and McMaster Universities
Osteoarthritis Index in Total Joint Replacement patients was
performed on 100 patient charts over a 2 year span. Th e objective of
the review was to determine if patient’s subjective improvement of
pain, stiff ness and function was higher at 6 months post surgery if
they received Physical Th erapy on the day of Surgery (post op day 0).
Master of Arts in American Studies
Adam Capritti, PowerPoint Presentation
Th e Roebling Connection: Washington Roebling as a Dramatic Hero
Th is study compared an historical fi gure with his dramatic
representation. Washington Roebling, Chief Engineer of the
Brooklyn Bridge and Colonel in the American Civil War is portrayed
in Mark Violi’s “Roebling: Th e Story of the Brooklyn Bridge.” Th e
purpose of this study was to compare the historical Roebling with
the dramatic portrayal as well as some archetypes of heroes in 19th
century American theater.
Daniel Dinnebeil, PowerPoint Presentation
Th e Economic Gains of Suff ering: Th e Invisible Hand of GDP
Suff ering is our most precious resource. It is the primordial basis
for society. After all, society is organized around the avoidance of
pain and the pursuit of happiness, called the pleasure principle in
psychology. Because pain and pleasure are two sides of the same coin,
this can just as well be called the pain principle. Actually, this is not
an exercise in semantics. Research has shown that how something
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is framed will elicit diff erent responses to the same set of facts; i.e.,
the half-full versus the half-empty glass. For economic decisions,
this includes risk-seeking versus risk-averting behavior, and applies
to the economy as a whole. In America, GDP is the indicator used,
which, as an abstraction of value, considers the pleasure side of our
economy. However, this “value” subsumes the true costs of human,
animal, and plant suff ering. Instead, because the root of all value is
suff ering, the pain side of our economy should be considered. In the
barest sense, this is disutility (e.g., physical eff ort, loss of leisure),
risks (e.g., unintended consequences), and externalities including
social costs (e.g., injustice, inequality, loss of social capital), ecological
costs (e.g., pollution, depletion of natural resources), and mental
costs (e.g., negative psychic capital, anxiety). Th erefore, I propose
the “economics of suff ering” to actually address this fundamental
question of how suff ering is allocated. In short, we need to ask,
“How much suff ering, who gets to suff er, and what do we suff er for?”
Overdetermined by our socioeconomic relations, we can do more to
end suff ering.
Jennifer Robinson, PowerPoint Presentation
A Production History of “Th e Passionate Pilgrim” by Margaret Crosby Munn
Th is independent study concentrated on the production history
of the play “Th e Passionate Pilgrim,” written in 1910 by Margaret
Crosby Munn. Some focal points were the times, places and the
signifi cant diff erence in venues while the play was in production.
Some of the key people involved such as the producers, the writer,
and the music director have been researched to gain a better
perspective on the production history and how it may have been
received by the public. Th e beauty of this play may have been lost,
but it can be reimagined by presenting a brief synopsis of the play
and an interpretation of pieces from the musical score that was
produced for the play. Th e fi nal goal will be to add this production
history to the already existing web presence for the author.
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Master of Science in Occupational Th erapy
Caroline Jordan & Gabrielle Richardson, Poster Presentation
Occupational Th erapy’s Role in Health & Wellness: An Experiential Learning Activity
Th is poster describes a successful experiential learning activity
designed to educate MSOT students about the role of occupational
therapy in health and wellness initiatives and advocate for the
profession in a public forum. First year MSOT students collaborated
in groups to research a health and wellness topic relevant to the fi eld
of occupational therapy. Each group prepared an informational
poster while receiving feedback from both faculty and other
classmates throughout the design process. Th e students presented
their posters at Stockton University’s Wellness Day Fair in March
2015. Students completed a survey and a refl ection regarding
this experience. Th is poster refl ects the student perceptions of an
experiential learning activity in the occupational therapy program
using a mixed methods design.
Gabrielle Richardson, Poster Presentation
Health Literacy & Written Materials: Impact on Health
Health literacy refl ects a person’s capacity to make health care
decisions based on skills necessary to access, process, understand,
and implement appropriate self care information. Th is presentation
reports fi ndings of health literacy levels required for written health
care materials and considers the impact of these fi ndings for health
in Atlantic County. Furthermore, assessment tools such as the
Newest Vital Sign (NVS) and the Simple Measure of Gobbledygook
(SMOG) were analyzed to provide health care providers with a
quick way to assess the readability of their written materials they are
providing to clients. Additionally, quick and easy tips are provided
to help improve clients overall health literacy skills so that they can
understand their health information fully.
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Th e proposed hypothesis is the implementation of NP clinics will
reduce the number of ER admissions related to chief complaints
secondary to chemotherapy side eff ects: nausea, vomiting, fatigue,
shortness of breath, pain, fever. A quantitative method will
measure patients’ perceived management of symptoms using a
numeric scale 0-10, 0 being no management and 10 being optimal
management. Benefi ts performing this study include reducing acute
care expenditures. Additionally, improved symptom management
of chemotherapy induced side eff ects such as nausea, vomiting,
shortness of breath, pain, and depression will improve quality of life
of patients receiving cancer treatment.
Tina Wismar, Poster Presentation
Reducing Stress and Preventing Burnout: Introduction of a Nurse
Practitioner as a Critical Care Ambassador
Th e intensity of the critical care environment exposes nurses to a
high level of stress, increasing the risk of burnout leading to turnover.
Nationally, the turnover rate for nurses is approximately 20%. Based
on the predicted nursing shortage to increase by 2- 3% annually
and the estimated cost of $65,000 to replace each burned-out nurse,
lowering the turnover rate is a national and organizational priority.
Burnout results from the depletion of emotional and physical coping
resources in response to chronic job stress. Th e purpose of this study
is to explore if the addition of a nurse practitioner (NP) as a critical
care ambassador reduces nurse stress. Using a pre-test/post-test
design, a convenience sample of nurses from three critical care units
will complete the Maslach Burnout Inventory and Hospital Anxiety
and Depression scale before the introduction of the NP ambassador
to the unit, then at 12 weeks after the intervention. Th e role of the
NP ambassador will be to support the staff with the factors that
contribute to burnout such as moral distress and issues with patients’
families. To address moral distress, the NP will lead debriefi ng and
grief expression sessions. Th e NP will serve as a family and patient
educator, advocate, and liaison between physicians, nurses, and
other members of the interdisciplinary team through daily rounds.
Th e proposed results of the study will support the addition of a NP
critical care ambassador to the critical care team to reduce burnout by
improving the critical care workplace environment.
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Ashley Vaccaro, PowerPoint Presentation
Making the Physical Digital: Hammonton History Project
Th e town of Hammonton is a relatively small town that resides in
Atlantic County, New Jersey and is better known as the “Blueberry
Capital of the World.” Th is town, which contains families who
have raised their children and grandchildren for generation after
generation, is approaching its 150th anniversary, or Sesquicentennial,
in 2016. Hammonton has a rich history fi lled with agriculture,
factories, and even presidential encounters. To celebrate the